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I agree waste needs to be removed from the government. What Elon is doing isn't the way to do it as it'll just come back with the next administration(s). Remove ALL the money going to politicians via corporations/lobbyist so they can act in the be…
It's coming. I just read 2 articles:
1. Alabama farmers can't find help on their tomato farms. Immigrants went into hiding. They are trying to use American workers but they're slow, out of shape or quit after one day. Produce prices will be affect…
Yeah, all those dopes that switched LOL. They had a guy that instituted a Muslims ban. Finally got rid of him for Biden but they hated Biden because he didn't end the Gaza war. So they switched to supporting Trump because he said he now loves them …
"Gaza is just another distraction, keep your eyes on what Musk is doing ..."
+1 -- at least people are starting to see his
look over here... not what I'm doing crap.
I think Monday is going to be a mess... Down a LOT. It's not just tariffs, he's dismantling the government. Down so much it might actually get his attention... we shall see.
Supplydemand You need to cut off demand, as long as there is demand SOMEBODY will supply it for $$. Tariff all you want, supply will come from someplace else, even the good ole USA IMHO. This is like the war on drugs that never worked.
Is there an effort underway to eliminate many agencies and privatize them? Turn over large parts of the government to business interests? I'm getting that feeling. Make them fail so they can say let private industry runs these functions. I'll g…
He's pathetic. Anytime something goes wrong over the next four years he'll blame somebody else. He immediately throws another BS item into the news stream to distract and unfortunately the press eats it up. The bigger the disaster the bigger the…
I read the helicopter was on a military training mission, if so could it have had a junior pilot etc... All speculation, we need to wait for the offical reports.
So sad... I hate to add to the disgust that's going on but must since NPR is mentioned above. There are several articles now circulating about current investigations into NPR and CPB. Project 2025 plans are to get rid of them as has been the case …
I can see crypto being the next liar loans, sub-sub prime type debacle and leading to the next crisis down the road. Add: When NFT's come back run for the hills.
North Carolina GOP is trying to steal an election also:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/north-carolina-supreme-court-steal-allison-riggs-victory.html
I've been with VG for 20ish years. I've locked myself out a few times, mostly when I had the account locked down so only one computer could login. I think they key on mac address. I would clear cookies and that would for some reason lock me out. …
Well, the Ukraine war will be over tomorrow and egg prices will be well below todays prices by April. So there's that... and we can all prepare for the beeestest , beuatifullesttt ever gooberment of all times. One that does more and is better tha…
Took some extra cash and put it in FLOT after reading about it on here. Not much more than MM but as I tell my kids. It's just a couple clicks. I finally got my daughter to move money from a bank to VG MM after telling her the interest rate differen…
I recently saw Neil deGrasse Tyson talking about AI and how he thinks it will obsolete social media. He feels people will get so fed up not knowing what is real and what is not real they will abandon it. I think he may be on to something. I use it…
I've read you want to hold ETF's in taxable accounts since they are more tax efficient. They pay less capital gains than OEF. They usually have lower ER's also.
Wow... I just saw a documentary short on I think FB talking about the LA fires in 1961. How some of the ground vegetation is known to be some of the fastest burning in the western hemisphere. Fire spreading 13 acres every minute!! **1961** We ne…
Dried pine/lumber which make up most homes burns incredibly HOT and FAST. I had a firepit in my back yard and once got some scrap lumber from a carpenter friend. I threw some in the firepit and was shocked and a little scared how fast it went up. I…
I had savings and checking at Capone but several years ago I did away with the savings account and now keep excess cash in a Vanguard MM. It's just a couple clicks to move money between them. At one time they were competitive but that went away pret…
I took a somewhat different approach. I converted quite a bit to Roth while staying in the lowest tax bracket. Yes, I paid some taxes but the Roth grows tax free forever. The earnings/growth on the funds I converted many moons ago (retired 17+ years…
Current selling makes sense... I think a lot of the movement is just rebalancing. Account's are up 30-50% the last 2 years (SPY up about ~46%) so they need to take some off the table to get back to target asset allocation. That along with all the…
You can switch back to Medigap plans from MA plans during open enrollment but you may have to go through their medical underwriting test. I.E. you could be denied. I've never heard of anyone going back so I don't really know if it's that difficult.…
I had a POS plan and had to go to in network doctors to be covered. I changed to a PPO plan so I can go to any doctor without referral but out of network doctors are not covered like in network doctors. I changed because there was a chance my docto…
Just the stupid believing president elect stupid. I guess Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and other red states screwed up, weren't prepared, didn't have the infrastructure and lacked execution knowledge to stop the Helene destruction either huh?…
So is DOGE going to nix the (probably) millions it'll cost to change the GULF name? Talk about wasting money. It will not benefit anyone on the planet but they'll spend money on it? C'mon Elon, are you all talk, a loser and scared of Trump?
Sold a little VOO, added to ICMUX and also purchased a new 5 year Goldman Sachs 5.375% bond, matures 01/22/2030, callable 1/2027 so at least I'll get 2 years of 5.375%.
A previous post by rsorden:
"it shows alot about you as a person, your character, and your lack of both intelligence & class, that you resort to name-calling & vulgarities. That 3rd grade public education on display here."
pot meet kettle
The fog of war. We took down an Iranian commercial plane once. Although isn't this the 3rd time for Russia? Once around the Koreas or Japan and then another time it was a Dutch plane and now this.
